S.Amdt. 1921

SA 1921. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title II of division C, add
the following:

SEC. 3236. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON MODERNIZATION OF NUCLEAR
TRIAD.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the modernization of land-based intercontinental
ballistic missiles, ballistic missile submarines, and
nuclear-capable heavy bomber aircraft is essential to the
success of any arms control efforts with the People's
Republic of China;
(2) the bipartisan consensus on the modernization of the
nuclear triad was essential to the ratification of the Treaty
between the United States of America and the Russian
Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and
Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed April 8, 2010,
and entered into force February 5, 2011 (commonly known as
the ``New START Treaty'');
(3) continued support for modernization of the triad will
be a necessary consideration during ratification of any
future arms control treaty with the People's Republic of
China; and

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(4) the modernization of the United States nuclear triad is
a critical priority as the Russian Federation and the
People's Republic of China continue to advance and modernize
their nuclear forces.
(b) Statement of Policy.--It is policy of the United
States--
(1) to advance United States strategic deterrence
capabilities both quantitatively and qualitatively;
(2) to ensure the safety, reliability, and performance of
United States nuclear forces; and
(3) to fully modernize the United States nuclear triad to
ensure a credible deterrent.
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